Blandford School Committee & Superintendent

The School Committee

Gateway Regional is a six-town district, and its School Committee has fifteen seats apportioned among Blandford, Chester, Huntington, Middlefield, Montgomery, and Russell, so Blandford shares control of its schools with five neighbors. Members serve staggered three-year terms. The committee sets district policy, approves the school budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent who runs the schools day to day. It meets monthly at the Gateway complex on Littleville Road in Huntington, and the meetings are public, which means a Blandford student who shows up can speak.

Blandford voters elected Katherine McDonough to one of the town’s two seats on June 13, 2026, for a term that runs to 2029, and the district’s roster lists the other Blandford seat as vacant. When a Gateway seat opens between elections, the Blandford Selectboard and the town’s remaining committee member appoint someone jointly, and the appointee serves until the next annual town election. The full current roster is posted at grsd.org.

The District at a Glance

• Enrollment: 721 students, PreK through 12.
• Schools: three, including Gateway Regional High School.
• Graduation rate: 86.5%.
• State data: DESE profile (code 06720000).

Meetings & Participation

• When: monthly at the Gateway complex on Littleville Road in Huntington, with agendas posted on the district website.
• Public comment: residents may address the committee with the chair’s permission. Check the agenda for sign-up details.
• Run for a seat: Blandford elects two of the fifteen members at its annual town election, so this is an office a resident can win.